Keynote Speaker · Entrepreneur · Managing Director
The future needs people who make things happen.
Mandy Kasel speaks about skilled workforce development, education, transformation and the future of business – clearly, practically and from an international perspective.
From business practice to the stage.
Ideas that provide direction and set change in motion.
01
Building skilled workforces instead of managing shortages
Strategies that help companies attract and develop people for the long term.
02
Education & competitiveness
Why skills development and innovation determine tomorrow’s success.
03
Transformation & AI
How technological change becomes an opportunity for companies and employees.
04
Values-based leadership
Taking responsibility, exploring new paths and implementing change consistently.
From international brand management to skilled workforce development
Entrepreneurial experience. International perspective. Clear convictions.
International leadership responsibility, entrepreneurial thinking and experience with renowned global brands shaped Mandy Kasel’s career. When she returned to the family organisation, she made a conscious decision to apply this experience to one of Germany’s most important challenges: developing and securing qualified skilled workers.
Today, she works with companies, researchers and international partners to develop solutions that go far beyond conventional professional development. Through D_QaF, BuDZ 4.0 and ‘Klartext Wirtschaft’, she connects education, innovation and competitiveness.
‘The future is created wherever people take responsibility and have the courage to pursue new paths.’
Milestones of a vision
From international management to a nationwide voice for education and business.
A career that connects brand management, business succession, international cooperation and tangible projects for the future.
Until 2018
International management career
2018
Succession at AWA e.V.
2022
Partnerships in China, Ghana, Vietnam and the Philippines
2024
D_QaF
Since 2025
Keynote speaker across Germany & Klartext Wirtschaft
2026 – 2028
BuDZ 4.0 · EUR 3.4 million investment
Keynote topics
Straight talk for the future of business
Every keynote is grounded in genuine entrepreneurial experience and tailored to the occasion, industry and audience.
01 · Skilled workforce development
Building skilled workforces is not a matter of luck.
New strategies for overcoming skills shortages – practical, international and drawn directly from business reality.
02 · Transformation
The future needs people who make things happen.
How companies can actively shape change and inspire employees to embrace new technologies.
03 · Leadership & AI
The future is built with courage.
Entrepreneurial responsibility in an age of artificial intelligence, transformation and change.
04 · Competitiveness
Klartext Wirtschaft.
What Germany needs now to remain competitive – and the role education must play.
From business practice to the stage
What audiences can expect.
No theoretical models, but authentic stories, clear positions and lessons from real entrepreneurial responsibility.
- Practical insights instead of abstract buzzwords
- Clear positions and entrepreneurial perspectives
- Examples from Germany and international projects
- Ideas that enable concrete action
- Authentic stories about change and the future
Commitment & experience
Rooted in business, education and international cooperation.
WE-Fair Skilled Workers Alliance
Contributing to a nationwide initiative for fair and sustainable international recruitment of skilled workers.
WE-Fair: Business and development policy for fair skilled-worker recruitment | BMZ
Board Member, WAMM e.V.
Connecting business, science and education to strengthen Central Germany as a centre of innovation.
Altenburger Land Business Association – Central German Metropolitan Region
Chamber of Commerce – Education & Skilled Workers
Contributing to the continued development of vocational education and practical skills strategies.
International partnerships
Projects with ministries, universities, companies and partners across Europe, Africa and Asia.
Speaker at national level
Keynotes, podcasts, panels and dialogue formats for federal ministries, business organisations and professional networks.
Entrepreneurial practice
Successful business succession and the consistent development of AWA e.V. through forward-looking projects.
Conviction & approach
Making things possible instead of raising objections
Progress does not come from isolated measures. It happens when education, technology and entrepreneurship are considered together – collaboratively, courageously and with a clear view of the future.
Connecting business and education
Skills development becomes a strategic key to sustainable competitiveness.
Making change possible
People are not simply managed; they are inspired to embrace new paths and technologies.
News & Press
Coverage of Mandy Kasel
Press coverage, interviews, podcasts, event reports, specialist articles and Newsfeed editions – brought together on one website and permanently accessible.
Cover story · May 2026
Commitment is not a means to an end.
The East Thuringia Chamber of Commerce profiles Mandy Kasel as an entrepreneur and enabler for education, business and skilled workforce development.
Reel · From the field
Business in motion.
A short look back at encounters, partners and entrepreneurial energy – directly from Mandy Kasel.
Book Mandy Kasel as a speaker
A keynote that provides direction and gets people moving.
For companies, associations, chambers, ministries, universities, conferences and entrepreneurial networks. In German or English.
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